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William John POPPLE

Regimental number4753
Place of birthAlexandria Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressRhodes PO, Rhodes, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Edward Thos. Popple, Rhodes PO, Rhoes, Victoria
Enlistment date5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Edward and Lavinia POPPLE, Fawcett, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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